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=Year 10 English - Discrimination=

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Question 1: Choose 2 scenes in //Wild Cat Falling// where Duggan is being discriminated against. Who is discriminating
A scene where Duggan feels discriminated against in the book Wild Cat Falling is where he feels the shopkeeper feels uneasy and anxious about him entering the store to buy a packet of cigarettes. Duggan feels the shopkeeper is discriminating against him because he is of Aboriginal decent, even though he has the correct money and has no obvious reasons why he would be discriminated against. Another scene when Duggan feels discriminated against is when Duggan goes to the bar whilst he waits for June at the university, and the bartender asks for an exemption certificate because he is a half caste. - andy

In wild cat falling there are two main scenes where Duggan is being discriminated against. The first time being is when Duggan just got out of jail, and was still in his jail uniform, he goes to the closest convenient store to buy a packet of cigarettes for himself with the correct money, but the woman looks at him as if he is going to rob her shop or even do worse. This is because his skin is dark and he is also in jail clothes. The second time is when Duggan meets june at the beach, where she discriminates against him, and gives him bad looks because of the colour of his skin. She starts to ignore him and make it look as if he is not even there. -Bruno

In the novel Wild Cat Falling there are a number of instances where Duggan is being discriminated against. The first scene where duggan is being discriminated against is when he goes to the convenience store to buy a packet of cigarettes and the woman at the cash register gives him a suspicious look as if he was going to rob her and Duggan reacts and "acts him crim role again" and robs the store. Duggan is treated this way due to the colour of his skin, he feels helpless and that no matter what he does he will not be treated fairly. The second instance where Duggan is being discriminated against is when he goes into the bar and the bartender suspects that he is a half-caste and asks for identification, Duggan however does not react suspiciously and is not caught.
 * Pr1nceOfPers1a**

One of the earliest scene in the book where Duggan is discriminated against was when he just got release out of prison and he went to a store to buy a pack of cigarette and the lady that was serving him had a shock face on as if he was about to rob her store. Duggan immediate reaction to this situation is to act exactly how the lady expects someone of his kind to act. Another scene was when he was thinking about that bar with the barman that will ask him for his assimilation certificate to prove that he is not some wild uncivilised creature. furry_panda

===**'In wild cat falling'; There are two main scenes where Duggan is being discriminated against. The 1st time is when Duggan walks into the general store after he gets out of jail. Duggan walks into the store in his prison suit on, the lady at the counter of the shop feels instantly affraid of Duggan because she sees the prison suit and his skin colour. Duggan feels as if she is looking at him differently, but she treats Duggan as any other customer. The second time when Duggan is seen to be discriminated against is when he meets June at the beach for the 1st time, June ignores him. In both cases Duggan is imagining the two people discriminating against him, but in the text they did not say or do anything to him.** ===

 **K_Star1**
In Wild Cat Falling; there are two scenes where Duggan is being discriminated against. The lady at the beach who is later revealed as June discriminates against him, however this is all in his own imagination. Here Duggan sees June discriminating against him in the way of where she ignores him at the beginning. Duggan responds to this by trying to get her attention and eventually succeeds with her talking to him. The second scene is the person at the register inside the convenient store where Duggan goes after being released from jail to buy himself a few cigarettes. However, this is all in his own imagination once again and he responds to this by saying, "I act my crim role again", (page 37). Network1331

The first scene in which Duggan is discriminated against in the novel Wild cat Falling is when he enter into a general store to buy himself some cigarettes. As he walks into the store the lady behind the counter appears to have a scared expression on her face. BUt this really doesn't happen. Because of past memories, Duggan imagines the lady discriminating him. The second time in which Duggan is discriminated against is when he has a flashback and reminisces about when his mother wouldn't let play with the aboriginal children and forced him to play with the white children. She does this so that she can prove that her and her family have lost their aboriginal culture and have adopted white culture. by: Vargas95

//In wild cat falling there are two scenes where duggan was discriminated against. The first scene when Duggan was discriminated was when he had just finished his prison sentence and went out to buy a packet of cigarettes from the general store when Duggan feels like he has been discriminated as owner of the the shop stares at him as if he is going to steal something even though he had exact change to purchase the cigarettes. As Duggan is of Aboriginal descent and also his dark skin gave her these thoughts. The second scene where Duggan is discriminated is when he is young boy and wants to play with the Aboriginal kids but his mother tells him that he has to be with the white kids.// - **Chrislovesbruno**

Within the novel, ‘Wild Cat Falling’, Duggan is being discriminated by the superintendent when he went to receive his money, having a concern that he is mocking them because he only cares about his job and doesn’t care about others. Duggan responds by taking the money and walking away. (pg. 25)Another scene where Duggan is being discriminated is when the police suspected him to break and enter into a house, planning to search the house for this reason, but his mother believes that they are suspecting him because of his race. Duggan responds by hiding next to his mother, as the police search the house. (pg. 50) david_do

The main character Duggan is being discriminated against when he first leaves prison and goes to the general store to buy a packet of cigarettes, the old lady behind the counter suspiciously keeps an eye on him as though expecting him to steal something. However, Duggan just continues to buy his cigarettes and mind his own business.The second scene that Duggan was discriminated in is when he decides to go to the bar to get a drink and the bartender has the right to ask Duggan for his exemption certificate before serving him because Duggan is a half-caste. Duggan just kept calm without drawing any attention to himself and got a drink. Donuthunger

//** In Wild Cat Falling, Duggan thinks he is being discriminated against whilst he enters the store to buy a packet of cigarettes. He believes this from the expression of the face of the lady at the counter who stares at him the entire time. Duggan is also discriminated against when he is forced to play with the white kids instead of the Aboriginal kids so people won’t attempt to take him away from his mother. Duggan’s mother does this to reveal their identity as being white. Duggan decides to hang around with the Noongar kids anyway. - Anonymousketeer **//

When the main character is going to buy cigarettes from the general store, the owner stares at Duggan suspiciously, however, he only imagines this, possibly due to the discrimination he faced in the past. Because of this, he acts his 'role' given to him by society, as a criminal. Another scene where the main character is being discriminated against is from his mother, where she wouldn't allow him to play with the other Aboriginal kids, but the white kids. Even though this is discriminant, she does this because she doesn't want the main character to be taken away like all of her other children. SteveeJ ~

1. When Duggan leaves prison and goes to a store, he is discriminated by the shopkeeper who keeps watching his every movement incase he steals something. This is because he is Aboriginal and/or because he just got out of prison. Duggan responds by acting his 'crim role' and takes out his money and cigarettes in a slow manner to tease the shopkeeper. 2. When Duggan has a flashback of his life as a child and he remember having to play only with white children, as his mother told him to stay away from the 'Noongar' (Aboriginal) kids. Duggan continues to hang out with the Aboriginal kids after the conversation with his mother. ﻿**An0nyMouse** __sangIllest__
 * 1. After Duggan leaves prison and goes to a shop owned by a old women. The old women is discriminating against him because she looks at him if he was going to steal something. Duggan just continues to buy the cigarettes and leaves the store. Another scene in the novel when Duggan is being discriminated against is when he is waiting for June and decided to go to a nearby bar to get a drink. Discrimination is evident in the scene because it says that if the bartender suspects that Duggan is a half-caste then he has the right to ask for identification. Duggan responded to this by not acting suspicious and luckily he did not get caught. **

1. Duggan is discriminated when he is told to stay away from the "Noongar" kids by his mother because she is scared that the white people will take Duggan away from her. He does not obey and as a result the Noongar kids do not accept him for who he is and mocks him. 2. The second scene where Duggan is discriminated is when he walks into a bar to buy a drink while waiting for June. He is discriminated when he approaches the bar as the bartender has stereotypes that since he is half-cast, the bartender has the right to ask for identification. He responds to this by acting suspicious. Andrew Doan

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1. After Duggan has left prison, he enters a shop owned by an old women. While he is buying cigarettes, the owner of the shop discriminates against him, giving him a suspicious look. He leaves the store after paying for his cigarettes. ====== 2. The other scene I have chosen to discuss is when he was waiting for June, and decided to get a drink from the bar that was near him. Discrimination is continued against Duggan because if the bar tender suspects that he is a half cast he has the right to ask for ID. As a result of this Duggan continued on without acting suspiciously and did not get hassled by the bar tender.

Abdul Yousan

The first scene in which Duggan is discriminated against is when he leaves prison and buys a packet of cigarettes. The woman looking at him behind the counter stares at him suspisciously and believes that he will try to kill her and take the money from the tin or steal things from the store because he is black. He reacts to these situations by acting cool and playing the role of a "criminal" because he believes that no matter what he does he will be judged as being a criminal because of his skin color. The second scene in which he is discriminated against is when he was young and his mother wouldn't allow him to play with the other "Noongar" kids because if they were caught then he would be taken away by the white people. He reacts to this by not caring and so he plays with the "Noongar" kids anyway and lies to his mum about not playing with them. Vincent Chong

__**1.**__ Duggan is discriminated against through "Wild Cat Falling". This is evident in the scene where he returns back "home" and is not accepted by the other Aboriginals. Although it is his original home and is accepted by the elder, he is still being discriminated against by the other Aboriginals. He is not welcomed and isn't treated the same way he was before being sent to gaol. Duggan then begins to question himself as to whether this is his true "home". __**2.**__ Duggan is constantly being discriminated against. As a result of this, if he is seen a different way or is spoken to differently, he interprets it do be a sign that he is being discriminated against. An example of this is where he is buying a packet of cigarettes from the general store. The old lady behind the counter keeps an eye on him as if he were to do something wrong. Duggan responds to this by moving on without making a big fuss over something so little. **ibrahim.matar**

**1. Duggan is discriminated against when he is trying to communicate with June on the beach. Here we see June dose not respond to Duggan immediately but eventually Duggan is successful in talking with June. In this the we see that Duggan is no actually being discriminated it is only his imagination.** **2. Throughout the book Duggan's mind plays trick on him by making him feel discriminated against in a number of situation for example when Duggan goes to the general store to purchase a packet of cigarettes he thinks that the lady serving him appears to be afraid of him but in actual fact she wasn't it was just his imagination.**
 * Dragonslayer711**


 * What happened?** A civil rights movement in 1964, there was a campaign launched to get African Americans in the Southern United States registered to vote. Thousands of students and civil rights activists joined the organisation. They went around the southern states to register voters. During this campaign 3 members where killed y the Ku Klux Klan.
 * Who was involved?** The civil rights movement members, the African americans who wanted the right to vote and the Ku Klux Klan

In the book, "Wild Cat Falling", Duggan walks into a general store to purchase a packet of cigarettes when he is automatically thought to be robbing the store because Aboriginals are associated with being criminals. Although he is only imagining this, he further acts his 'crim' role just to fit into the stereotype of the Aboriginal society. Another scene where discrimination is present is when Duggan goes to receive his money from the superintendant, however the superintendant believes he is being mocked, only so that he doesn't have to give him his money.Duggan then takes the money and walks out. Ajirahaz Werdna

In the Novel, "Wild Cat Falling" one of the scenes where Duggan is being discriminated against is in the scene when he enters the General store. The person at the register is scared of Duggan when he asks he a question. This is discriminating against him as she believes the stereotype that all Aboriginal people are bad people. And another scene in the book that Duggan is discriminated against is when he is in the Bar and it occurs to him that if when he goes to purchase a drink the bar attendent might ask him to show his Exemption certificate.
 * ChristopherMaruca**

1.duggan is discriminated against in uni coffee as he is the only coloured person in the coffee shop and on other you studnets talk to him even tho he looks and is lost in this place, duggan responds in a usual way by complaining that he is always left out. This is all in his head tho.

2. duggan is discriminated against at the bar, it is a possibility that he has to show a exemption certificate to show that he has given up on traditional aboriginal heritage. He responds to this situation by leaving the bar and avoiding the situation of racism. Andrew allport1

﻿Duggan is discriminated against when he enters the general store to buy 3 packets of cigarettes and he is convinced that the lady at the counter is afraid of him. So he decides to put on his 'crim role'. He is also discriminated against when. He is also discriminated against when he goes into the bar and the bartender has the right to ask for his identification if he is a suspected half caste, and Duggan decides to act suspicious anyway. aaron_123

1. Duggan is being told by his mother to stay away from the other aboriginal kids otherwise they will lose their home. She is also telling Duggan that he has to prove that he is white 2. Duggan is being discriminated against as he enters the shop as soon as he leaves the jail. He believes that the women behind the counter is instantly afraid of him becasue of his skin colour even though we know she not discriminating against him. 7601

Question 2: How has Colin Johnson's / Mudrooroo's personal context informed this novel? In what ways are his own life experiences manifested/represented in //Wild Cat Falling//?
Colin Johnson/ Mudrooroo's personal context is informed in the novel in a number of ways. He incorporates past experiences and based the novel on his life, he uses the protagonist to show this. He however does not give the main character a first name to portray to the audience that there are many aboriginals that face the same problems throughout their lives. An example of this is the how Duggan spends time in jail for 18 months, which in actual fact happened to Johnson.
 * Pr1nceOfPers1a**

The Author of this novel, Colin Johnson also known as Mudrooroo writes about his life experiences while he was growing up as a young Aboriginal boy. He was discriminated against as a young boy because of his beliefs, culture and colour of skin. He was judged because of the way he was living, he wasn't seen as a normal person in the Australian society and people would always give him unusual looks and actions. He took all of his experiences and put them in the novel "Wild Cat falling" which is based around his life experiences. - BrunoJ2

The author of this novel Colin Johnson or Mudrooroo, wrote this novel based on his life. How he felt growing up in a whole where they don’t accept you because you are of different colour skin and the struggles he went through trying to fit in with the rest of the white culture. furry_panda

Mudrooroo's personal context is informed in the novel in many ways. Mudrooroo has writen the story based of his own life story, and all the events he has experienced. Even though the novel is relating to Mudrooroo's life he does not place a name on the main character because his story is the story for many other aboriginal people that experienced similar things in their life. At the very start of the novel in the 'Introduction' there is a actual brief life story of what happened to Mudrooroo. K_Star1

Mudrooroo's personal context has been informed into this novel. This is evident in the way how he writes this novel. His own life experiences are manifested in Wild Cat Falling through the idea of commentary in the way how the main character resembles the author. Mudrooroo wants to express how a lack of identify gives a sense of alienation; therefore the character does not have a name. Mudrooroo writes his story without naming the main character giving that sense of a lack of identity and resembles the idea that the author Mudrooroo was alienated during childhood in Australia. Network1331

Colin Johonson or "Mudrooroo's"personal context has been informed throughout the novel in his experience as an Aboriginal in the white society. He has used the protagonist to show the experiences that he has faced as an Aboriginal in the white society. The Protagonist in the novel has no identity and is unable to see where he is in society. This shows that Johnson's life as an Aboriginal may have been difficult as in the time of the white society, the Aboriginal people were secluded from everybody else and did not have rights or says. Andrew Doan

Colin Johnson’s personal context has been informed this novel through many of his experiences. In his context, Colin Johnson had experienced the lack of equality between aboriginal descendants and the white society. Minor offences by aboriginal people such as drinking alcohol and theft have resulted them to jail sentences, while white people were given warnings and were ‘let off’ for the offences. In the novel, ‘Wild Cat Falling’, Colin Johnson has represented his life experiences where the persona is given drinks from under the table so the police cannot see him drinking. david_do

//** Colin Thomas Johnson has used his character “Duggan” to present to the reader of his past experiences as an Aboriginal growing up in a white society. He was a “bodgie” growing up and were sent to institutions in Perth after being charged with theft. He was also sent to prison in Fremantle, much like the character Duggan in his novel, Wild Cat Falling. - Anonymousketeer **//

Colin 'Mudrooroo' Johnson's personal context is informed in this novel through his experiences as an Aboriginal in Australia's white society. Colin Johnson's own life experiences have been represented in Wild Cat Falling when he joins the bodgies and commits petty crimes and is sent to Fremantle jail for 18months. Even after the 18months in jail Mudrooroo finds that he still does not have a place in society because of his past experiences he believes that everyone is judging or discriminating against him. Therefore, he rather call prison freedom than to be actually free. Donuthunger

Mudrooroo's personal context are informed in the novel, where he has experienced many things as an Indigenous Australian throughout his life. He is also part of the Noongar and he has placed the Noongar in 'Wild Cat Falling'. The novel is also set in Western Australia, where Mudrooroo was born and raised as a child. Through all this, he has placed many things he has experienced in his life into the novel, to inform the readers of the discrimination he has faced in his life. SteveeJ ~

<span style="color: #1b14ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Colin 'Mudrooroo' Johnson contributed his personal life into Wild Cat Falling in the way that he was a 'bodgie' growing up and was placed into a Christian Boy's home when he was young. He also went to prison for 1 year. His feelings growing up and living in prison are represented in the text by him narrating the book and displaying his emotions.
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**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Colin 'Mudrooroo' Johnson incorporated his life events in his novel //Wild Cat Falling.//** His mum was declared destitute and he was sent to a institue in Perth with his sister. This institution was run by Christian brothers but then sent to an orphanage. At the age of 16 he left the orphanage but soon joined to bodgies where he committed petty crime but soon captured and was sent to Fremantle Jail for 18 months. sangIllest

Colin Johnson or his aboriginal name "Mudrooroo" has put experiences from his past personal into the novel. This can be seen as he is an Australian Aboriginal and the main character in the book is also an Aboriginal. Having first hand experience of discrimination has helped him to write the book in a personal point of view of how Aboriginals grew up and he ended up leaving his job and becoming a "Bodgie" like the main character in "Wild Cat Falling". Vincent Chong

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">Mudrooroo's personel experiences have been portrayed in his novel wild cat falling, by the way Duggan was a bodgie and was also placed in a Christian Boy's school much like that of Colin Johnson's. It is further more evident that his personal experiences are portrayed in his novel when Duggan is placed in a prison for 1 year and the lack of belonging in the community. ======

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Abdul Yousan

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Colin Johnson or Mudrooroo represents some of his own personal life experiences in his text "Wild Cat Falling" when he mentions the main character is sent away and escapes to commit crime and go to jail. These act happened in Mudrooroo's life as he was taken to Christian brothers. He then leaves and commits a 'petty crime' which then ends him up in jail for 18 months, similar to how the main character also goes to jail.

In the Book "WIld Cat Falling" Colin "Mudrooroo" Johnson has related the context of the novel to relate to his life as he experienced similar things in his life. The events in novel that happened to Duggan also occurred to Colin Johnson; for example Duggan was put into a catholic boys school at a young age and so was Johnson. One specific event that effected both Duggan and Colin Johnson was they were victims of discrimination as the were both given time in gaol. Discrimination is an important factor in the novel and Johnson has portrayed this in the book through personal experiences which brings the book down to a more personal level. ChristopherMaruca

The events of Mudrooroo's life have affected how the book wild cat falling was written in many ways, events that happened to Mudrooroo happen to duggan in the book. When Duggan is sent to the boys school where he tries to escape from, Mudrooroo is also sent there a a kid. If Mudrooroo had never experienced racism and discrimination then the book would have been written differently. Mudrooroo also spent time in Fremantle jail, Duggan did the same in the book. Mudrooroo is colin Johnson's nickname and Duggan is Duggans last name, they both don't have a specific identity. Andrew Allport 1

<span style="color: #2cff24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In writing the book, Mudrooroo represents himself through themes and events the protagonist has gone through. Being unnamed shows a lack of identity, which is what 'Duggans boy' had. This relates to Mudrooroo's life as he grew up like this. He writes many examples of his own life experiences and shows the hardships he faced growing up, including a lot of racism and discrimination in general, because of the colour of his skin. <span style="color: #2cff24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ajirahaz Werdna

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿Colin 'Mudrooroo' Johnson had his own personal experiences incorporated into the novel 'Wild Cat Falling' like when he commits 'petty' crimes and is send to Freemantle Jail for 18 months, where he feels like he belongs. aaron_123

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Colin 'Mudrooroo' Johnson has depicted his past life experiences through the novel Wild Cat Falling when he is placed in a christian boys school much like Duggan. Also <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">the fact that both of the went to prison was similar. During Duggan's time, Aboriginals were being assimilated into the white society and the fact that Mudrooroo assimilated in to white society by changing his name to a white name "Colin Johnson" say that both men were faced with similar challenges <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Dragonslayer711

Mudrooroo has written this novel based on his life. He has put his past experiences into the novel such as being with the bodgies and being in the boys home. Having these experiences would of helped to mudrooroo put emotions into his novel. 7601

Question 3: To what extent is the discrimination experienced by Duggan real and to what extent is it simply in his head? Please answer with close reference to the novel.
Discrimination is a major theme in the novel Wild Cat Falling. The Discrimination however happens in two ways, in many scenes Duggan is not really being discriminated against but due to multiple past experiences he imagines things and begins to create situations when nothing really happened. This is evident when Duggan is invited by June and her friends to the party, but Duggan feels as though they are discriminating against him, he reacts by disengaging himself from the group. An example where Duggan is really being discriminated against is when he is at the beach and there is a woman who sees him in the prison clothes and instantly turns away.
 * Pr1nceOfPers1a**

Discrimination has been seen throughout the novel. Duggan, the main character, has experienced some imaginative discrimination, where he just imagines it himself and discrimination he has faced for real. Duggan imagines his discrimination because he is used to the discrimination he has faced throughout his whole life and assumes that everyone discriminates against him. An example is when Duggan walks into a shop and he imagines that the lady is looking at him strangely and keeps tracks of his moves. SteveeJ ~

Throughout the novel, Duggan has experienced some sort of discrimination. Duggan has experienced this in the past when he was suspected by the authority for doing a ‘breaking and entering job’ in town. Though, some of his discrimination is through his imagination, such that binds him from belonging in society. This is apparent when he isolates himself from the group of University students because he feels that he doesn’t belong in the party and he fears that she told them that he is a prisoner and a half-caste. david_do

Duggan experiences of discrimination is not all necessarily real, he only believes that it is real due to his experiences as a child. Some examples of discrimination that may be in his head include when he goes to the general store to buy a packet of cigarettes, he thinks that the lady behind the counter is discriminating against him but in actual fact she is only doing her job and serving Duggan as a normal customer. Another example that Duggan refers to as discrimination is when June and her friends try to make Duggan fit in with them by inviting him to the party but Duggan thinks that they are trying to make fun of him, therefore he isolates himself from them. Donuthunger

Discrimination in the Novel "Wild Cat Falling" is displayed through Duggans thoughts and through actions. They are both different views as discrimination through actions is actually displayed, and the discrimination that he thinks is being displayed is he is over exaggerating. A scene were discrimination is displayed through his thoughts is when he enters the shop, and the attendent is supposedly discriminating against him also, when he enters the bar and realises that the attendent can ask fir his exemption certificate. Discrimination is Displayed when in a flash back when he is aken away, from his mother at a young age and put in a home for petty crime. ChristopherMaruca

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Discrimination is apparent in Duggan's head such as when he visits a store after being released from prison, he believes he is being discriminated from the shopkeeper, although he is just paranoid. Duggan is actually discriminated against in the flashback when he is speaking to his mother. His mother tells him that he cannot play with Aboriginal children as people will discriminate against him and his mother, he is told to play with white children although to act different to himself as white children are told to be too good for him. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">An0nyMouse

<span style="color: #932593; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Duggan believes that everyone is against him due to the experience he had as a child. He think that pretty much everyone hate him for his colour but really it is just a few. There are some such as June and her friends that see him as equal but he is the one that is isolating himself everyone because he thinks that they are being racist against him. <span style="color: #932593; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">furry_panda

<span style="color: #932593; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In the novel some of the discrimination experienced by Duggan is in his mind. An example of this would be after he is released from the Fremantle jail and goes to the shop to buy a pack of cigarettes. He this the old women or the owner of the shop is treating him differently from everybody else. But I think most of the discrimination he faced his time after prison is real. An example of someone really discriminating against him is near the beach. The woman saw Duggan in the prison suit and instantly turned away. sangIllest

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">Duggan is making himself believe that he is being discriminated against due to his past experiences as a child. When in actual fact there are very few people discriminating against him he is giving himself the belief that because he is different from every body else and has a different skin colour that he is being discriminated against when really he isnt, ======

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Abdul Yousan most of the descrimination is this novel is all in duggans head. and example of this is when duggan leaves prison and goes to buy a packet of cigarettes. He believes that the woman behind the counter is scared of him although we know that there she is not scared of duggan at all. Although we see some sings of discrimination from the flash back of when he was a child, such as when he is told that he has to prove that he is white. 7601

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Duggan experiences discrimination through his own thoughts due to the effects of a miserable childhood. He experiences this when he goes into the general store to buy cigarettes and he feels that the lady is thinking nasty thoughts of him because she suspects he is Aboriginal, but he's only thinking it. aaron_123

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Duggan has experienced a lot of real discrimination and racism against him throughout his life and because of these experiences he believes that everything that has happened to him is because of his skin colour. An example of this would be when he leaves prison and buys a packet of cigarettes. The woman behind the counter is frightened and suspicious of him because he has just left prison and she could tell it was a prison suit but he himself believed in his mind that she was being discriminatory of him because of his skin colour. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">chonghead

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Duggan imposes the discrimination on himself throughout the entire tex through his life experiences and how the process of thinking makes Duggan believes he is persecuted for being a different colour as opposed to the majority. Duggan is revealed as a person who feels insecure around people and has trouble finding his sense of identity. This isolation and alienation creates the discrimination proposed by the mind of Duggan. This is demonstrated through Duggan's responses and in page 31, he acts his crim role again. Network1331

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Duggan's experiences of discrimination varied from real life to in his head throughout the book. One experience that occurred that was in Duggan's head was when he was on the beach talking to june, she is simply answering him and he feels like she is discriminating against him, One experience when Duggan is actually experiences is when the women on the beach with the children was fast past him to avoid him. Duggan gets quiet angry at people when he feels he is getting discriminated against, this quality he possesses causes him to be isolated and alone. Andrew Allport

==Question 4: To what extent is Duggan's sense of identity informed by his time in gaol? Does this time in gaol also make him feel more or less alienated / isolated from the rest of society? Please answer with close reference to the text.==

Duggan's sense of identity is strongly informed by the time he spent in jail. The time that Duggan spent in jail made him feel isolated and alienated from the rest of society. This is because Duggan got used to the environment and he was treated equally with everyone else in the prison, he felt that he belonged. Duggan feels uncomfortable living with the rest of society, he gains a sense of identity from the time he spent in jail and is out of his 'safe zone' when he is out of the jail.
 * Pr1nceOfPers1a**

During Duggan's time in gaol, he feels more belonging and has a sense of identity. He feels like that in gaol, he belongs there because he has gets his own food and bed and lives better in gaol than outside. This is seen when he is outside gaol, where everyone looks at him strangely and is alienated and isolated from society. Gaol is his only home where he can feel comfortable. SteveeJ~

Duggan's sense of identity is informed by his time in gaol. He responds to this through the time by making himself understand the rules of society and the theme of institutionalism. The time in gaol makes Duggan a person, Duggan felt accepted, he was comfortable with the three meals a day and a decent bed. This is the time where Duggan belonged, however in the society this is much different. Duggan hasn't been with society since the time he was sent jail, he is clueless and feels more alienated in the society when compared to his time in gaol. Duggan feels uncomfortable living in society, but he gains a sense of realism for being released from prison. Duggan's sense of identity has been introduced in the time of gaol, but in combination with living in society, Duggan is able to get the two varying perspective points of life experiences with the two settings, in gaol and outside gaol or in society. Network1331 at 1:55AM

At the beginning of the novel, Duggan is seen in gaol and describes his release to be ‘so-called free’. Duggan believes that gaol is home because it is a place where he belongs and he is seen equal among all prisoners. Though, after he has left gaol, he finds himself alienated from society because he has became a criminal and reduces his belonging to society. This is evident when he enters a shop and the shopkeeper is frightened because of his prison suit, which proves his alienation from society. david_do

Duggan's time spent in gaol affected his sense of identity in society outside of prison because he believes that he is more accepted in gaol. We know that Duggan is more accepted in gaol because after his time in solitary prison he was accepted by his other prison mates. Duggan also pounds on the gates demanding to let him back in after his release. Duggan is alienated from society after his release because society sees him as a criminal since he has been to gaol; the gaols mainly contain Aboriginal people as if separating them from the rest of society which is similar to Duggan's childhood when he had to live on the outskirts of town and play with the children on the white side of the fence. Donuthunger

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">While duggan had spent 18 moths in gaol it had formed his sense of identity making him use to the way he was being treated in there y him being discriminated against almost all the time due to the fact of him having a different skin colour. As a result of this he feels like his sense of belonging is only inside the walls of the gaol as when he was sent free and was aloud out of gaol he felt like he didnt have freedom and wasnt where he belonged because he was so use to be in gaol. ======

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Abdul Yousan

While in goal Duggan was discriminated against pretty much every day for his 18 month in goal so this cause a major influence in his sense of belonging and identity. He got out of goal he doesn't know what to do or where to go he said even though he was free now inside in his mind he still feels trapped and imprison. furry_panda

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Duggan's time in prison affected his sense of identity in the way that he fitted it and belonged to an extent, where as outside of prison he has never fit in anywhere. Because of the fact he had been in prison it would of affected his own belief of himself but also people think very different of him because he was/is a criminal, and is further known as a criminal to people outside of prison. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">An0nyMouse

Duggan's time in prison affected him as he was accepted and belonged in this crowd. We see this right after he is released from gaol, he says that he want to pound on the gates and be let in. The time in gaol made Duggan feel more alienated from society, this is because in the gaol it was mostly filled with Aboriginal people and they are being secluded from the rest of the community. This is similar when he was a little boy and they had to live on the outskirts of town. sangIllest

In gaol we learn that Duggan is a person who has no real sense of hope. We also learn that he feels like the only place he belongs is in gaol and does not mix with the rest of the outside world. Once he is outside he believes he is being discriminated against and then alienates himself from everyone because he feels that he does not belong. 7601

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Gaol was the only place where people like Duggan were all in one place. His place in society was taken away from him and he does not fit in. Being black and being a criminal is one of the worst things that you be be during these times. He even demands to be put back into gaol when he is released. aaron_123

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The time that Duggan has spent in gaol has made him believe that society does not accept him because he is a criminal and that his skin colour is black. He alienates himself from the 'free world' by pushing everyone away because he believes that they are a 'drag'. Inside prison he feels safe and more at home and accepted then he is on the outside and therefore he liked to isolate himself when he was released from gaol. He also stated that when he had come out of isolation he was "accepted more then he had ever been before, I belonged". This shows that he himself has decided that gaol was the home for him and that society had already given up on him. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">chonghead

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Duggan's sense of identity is strengthened in gaol as he finds is identity as a criminal. Duggan goes into solitary for a week and when he returns he is accepted by the gaol community. Once he leaves gaol he feels highly alienated as he is all alone and he is just rolling through life. Duggan feels his home is prison and he tries hard to commit a crime to get back to gaol. Andrew Allport

__Week 7 Discussion Questions__
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==Question 5: The two clips above are scenes from the film //Mississippi Burning//, which we will begin studying in greater detail in week 7. The film begins with 3 African-American activists (2 white-skinned, the other an African-American himself) being shot by members of the Ku Klux Klan. This sets the scene for the discrimination which occurs against the African-American population throughout the film. Please watch the two clips above and comment on how the African-American community is attempting to counter the discrimination which they have been facing to date.==

The African America community makes the protest after the funeral scene to raise awareness of the discrimination occurring within with the film Mississippi Burning and the two clips illustrate how the Ku Klux Klan assassinates the three civil rights workers. The scene at the beginning of the film foreshadows the discrimination that will soon occur in Mississippi burning. Network1331

==Question 6: Read through the information provided at the following URL: []. This tells the tale of the true story which inspired the film //Mississippi Burning//. In your own words summarise the following: What happened? Who was involved? How does this serve as a real-life example of discrimination?==

There was a civil rights movement in 1964 which was called 'Freedom Summer'. It was a campaign which fought to give African Americans in the Southern US the right to vote. Three activists were killed by the KKK (Klu Klux Klan), but the main one was 24 year old Michael Schwerner from Brooklyn. It was he who placed the vote for the voice of Black Americans and successfully defeated the KKK (Klu Klux Klan). The film Mississippi Burning was based on the story of Michael Schwerner.
 * Pr1nceOfPers1a**

The Klu Klux Klan are after civil rights workers Michael Schwerner and James Chaney because they supported the freedom of people. The Klu Klux Klan is an example of discrimination in real life because they were against the works of civil rights; they burnt down the homes of African Americans and targeted anyone who was against what they did. Donuthunger

Michael Schwerner and James Chaney were civil rights workers who supported the freedom of people, therefore they started to register 'freedom' schools in Mississippi and organised black boycotts of white-owned businesses. This, however, angered the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) and Schwerner and Chaney were targets. This serves as a real life example of discrimination because the KKK were against the works of civil right workers and would do anything to stop them from registering and campaigning, especially, the freedom of the black and white people. SteveeJ ~

The KKK were after Michael Schwerner and James Chaney two civil rights workers.The KKK burned down the church where they believed the civil rights wokers were at the time. The civil rights workers were caught later and were never seen again from June 21 1964. By june 23rd FBI agent John Proctor and a team of 10 agents, were in Neshoba Country investigating the disappearance of the three men. 7601

A civil rights movement in 1964, named Freedom Summer, was a campaign launched to get African Americans in the southern United States registered to vote. Thousands of students and civil rights activists, both white and black, joined the organization, Congress on Racial Equality and traveled to southern states to register voters. In was in this atmosphere that three civil rights workers were killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan. This is a real life example of discrimination because it actually happened and the movie “Mississippi Burning” was based on this true story of discrimination. aaron_123

A civil rights movement called Freedom Summer occurred in 1964. Michael Schwerner & James Chaney worked to get black people to vote. The Klu Klux Klan targeted Michael Schwerner. They burned a church down because they thought he was in there. This is a real life example of discrimination because people purposely set out to harm Michael Schwerner and James Chaney only because of the fact they were helping out African Americans. An0nyMouse

The information provided with the link http://crime.about.com/od/history/p/ms_burn.html tells the tale of the true story which inspired the producers to produce the film Mississippi burning. It started with a civil rights movement that involved the topics of the burning of the church. The incident with the killing of the three civil rights workers inspired the producers to create a film that begins with the burning of the church and the murder of all three civil rights workers in the car during the opening scene for Mississippi burning. This serves as a real life scenario to the idea of discrimination in the way of how Michael Schwerner who tried to get a vote for the voice of Black Americans managed to defeat the successfulness of the Klu Klux Klan operation. The Klu Klux Klan retailiated against the idea for a black vote showing extreme racist attitudes towards the race therefore demonstrating the concept of discrimination.

Network1331 at 1:45AM

There was a civil rights movement in Mississippi called the Freedom Summer; the purpose of this is to let black Americans the right to vote. In this atmosphere 3 activist were killed by the KKK (Ku Klux Klan), one of them was Michael Schwerner a 24 year old from from Brooklyn and 21 year old James Chaney from Meridian. Michael Schwerner was the main target of the Ku Klux Klan, they called him 'Goatee' and 'Jew-boy'. They soon went to the Church where the activist held meeting and hit the churchmen and burnt the Church. SangIllest


 * What happened?** A civil rights movement in 1964, there was a campaign launched to get African Americans in the Southern United States registered to vote. Thousands of students and civil rights activists joined the organisation. They went around the southern states to register voters. During this campaign 3 members where killed y the Ku Klux Klan.
 * Who was involved?** The civil rights movement members, the African americans who wanted the right to vote and the Ku Klux Klan
 * Abdul Yousan**


 * In 1964 a civil rights movement called 'Freedom Summer' was aimed at getting African-Americans in Southern United States to be able to register and vote. There were people called the 'Klu Klux Klan' who despised this and they wanted to stop and kill them. Their main target was Michael Shwerner who was a 24 year old from Brooklyn. They would call him names such as 'Jew-boy' and 'Goatee'. They ended up killing three activists and later on burnt down a Church and hit the churchmen.**
 * chonghead**

==Question 7: In Mississippi today students are required to have two separate Proms: a "white" prom and an "African American" prom. Only a few years ago Morgan Freeman went to Mississippi and put together a documentary called //Prom Night in Mississippi//, looking at the reasons why this prejudice and discrimination is so ingrained into this community even after all of these years. A clip of the theatrical trailer is provided at the following URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_zAEGAZoFQ. Why do you think the discrimination continues today? What does it tell you about the depth of the discrimination that it is still continuing today? Is it weak, strong, etc.?==

Discrimination occurs today because people are too stubborn to face the truth that humans are all genetically the same and equal. People were raised with hatred, and live to source that hatred. The video trailer is relevant to the issue of todays discrimination because one of the Americans says he will not change his opinion, "Call me a redneck if you want, I wont change." This shows to us people will not change, unless it people stop teaching it. An0nyMouse

== Discrimination continues today and this shown because people are not able to accept the reality that humans are made in the image of God and are equal amongst the general population. People were brought up with the discrimination and to source of hatred was the acceptance of the issue of todays discrimination. Network1331 ==

__Week 9 Discussion Questions__
==Question 8: Contrast and compare the representations of discrimination in //Wild Cat Falling// and //Mississippi Burning//. What is each composer saying about discrimination and how (techniques and quotes) do we know this?==

Composer in Wild Cat Falling gives a detailed story about the life of Duggan, a half-caste that has lost his sense of identity. The quote "Jessie Duggan's boy", illustrates that the main character still does not have an identity, but at the end there is that sense of hope. The quote to illustrate that the future has good implications is through the quote, "Is there a hint of humanity in this man's eyes?". This is a rhetorical question to allow the viewer to reflect on the past events. Composer in Mississippi Burning gives a detailed story about the lives of two FBI agents who investigate the racism and discrimination clearly shown within the various crimes of burning the crosses and general racist stereotypes. The quote, "You believe it. You marry it", through the conversation between Mrs Pell and Anderson shows the discrimination at that time is seen as acceptable. Network1331

Question 9: Which representation of discrimination has affected you the most? Why?
== The representation of discrimination that has affected me the most has been seen in the film "Mississippi Burning" and this is shown during the cafe scene when the two FBI agents first arrive at that town to investigate the disappearance of the three civil rights workers. The cafe is divided into two sections, coloured (black) and white. This shows that discrimination can divide society. Network1331 ==